US carriers to gain 12 more daytime slots at Tokyo Haneda

The US Department of Transportation has started accepting applications from US carriers for up to 12 new daytime slot pairs that are expected to open up at Tokyo Haneda International airport. An order by the department states that recently concluded negotiations on the USA-Japan bilateral are expected to see the additional slots become available to US carriers for the start of the 2020 summer scheduling season.On this basis, US carriers would need to file applications with the Japanese authorities for Haneda takeoff and landing slot times by October 2019